Girls' name · since 1985
Mickaela
Mickaela has 509 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 509
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
509 girls have been named Mickaela since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mickaela has 509 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2024.
- #11,718 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 509 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mickaela ranks #11,718 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 509 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 509
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mickaela's 509 recorded births place it above 83.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mickaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mickaela's full recorded timeline at 2003, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mickaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Mickaela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (230 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Mickaela's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Mickaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s 77
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 230 births (45% of all-time use).
How Mickaela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mickaela's total volume
Mickaela by state
Where Mickaela concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 2.6% |
16 of 509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mickaela's data
- Mickaela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mickaelas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mickaela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mickaela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.